flitwickbeds
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Was waiting for a train yesterday evening which was billed to be an 8 car train (instead of the usual 12). Through experience I know that the 8 car stop board is before the end of the platform but the train fills there right to the other (rear) end of the platform.
So, waiting at the rear as normal, the train went past me - clearly the driver thought they had a 12 car. This meant a run down the platform, well past the only staircase down onto it, to get into the rear carriage.
Is stopping at the correct stop board an absolute requirement for the driver or do they have discretion/flexibility to stop where they wish? What other impacts would this have - for example Harrington Humps?
So, waiting at the rear as normal, the train went past me - clearly the driver thought they had a 12 car. This meant a run down the platform, well past the only staircase down onto it, to get into the rear carriage.
Is stopping at the correct stop board an absolute requirement for the driver or do they have discretion/flexibility to stop where they wish? What other impacts would this have - for example Harrington Humps?